Month: March 2022

The Guardian says an employee on Russia’s state Channel One television has interrupted the channel’s main news programme with an extraordinary protest against Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian says a teenager who is among three people accused of murdering a five-year-old boy had a “desire for violence” and threatened to kill the child.

RUSSIAN troops have been met with strong resistance as they “walked into an ambush” on their advances to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.

The Guardian says a court in India has ruled that wearing a hijab is not an essential principle of Islam, in a setback to Muslim students who were demanding the right to wear the headscarf.

The Metro says more than 43,000 people have offered to take in Ukrainian refugees as part of the Government’s sponsorship scheme, with the number ‘continuing to rise’.

Tuesday’s front pages.

BRUSSELS has approved the disbursement of more than €2billion (£1.7billion) to 12 member states to compensate for the loss incurred by Brexit.

The Sun: CHINA is willing to send weapons to Russia to help its invasion, the US warned. 

The Independent says PM urged to scrap plans for a post-Brexit trade accord with Saudi Arabia amid concern about mass executions.

Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was pictured sitting in a VIP lounge at Ben Gurion international airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, as Israel warned it could not provide a safe haven to sanctioned Russians

BBC News says Boris Johnson has said the West made a “terrible mistake” and let Vladimir Putin “get away” with annexing Crimea in 2014.

The Guardian says Spain has seized a Russian oligarch’s $140m yacht in Barcelona, sources said the vessel belonged to head of Russian state conglomerate Rostec.

Euronews says at least 3 powerful explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv. It has become a regular tactic of Russian forces to launch strikes overnight.

Arab News says on Tuesday, oil prices fell to a two-week low following continued ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine.

TRT World says Brazilian environmental groups have urged the EU to pass aggressive legislation banning all imports linked to deforestation.

BBC Sport says Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva said his side are “still in a better position than Liverpool” despite drawing with Crystal Palace on Monday.

Ukraine war – A look at how media reports from the UK, USA, China and Middle East are reporting on China’s role amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

China Daily says the unfolding tragedy in Ukraine is causing grave concerns, increasing uncertainties in a world that has already been ravaged by two years by the COVID-19.

Aljazeera says Russia has said it is banking on China’s help to withstand the crippling economic sanctions placed by Western nations over the war in Ukraine.

CNN says In public statements and at international summits, Chinese officials have attempted to stake out a seemingly neutral position on the war in Ukraine.

The Guardian says two weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and China is still turning diplomatic cartwheels to prevent the war from damaging its global standing.

The latest from the Ukraine war – articles from the UK, USA, China and the Middle East over China’s role following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  

China Daily blames the United States – the article says the US is fuelling the crisis, they say that neither harsh economic sanctions or war will lead to a lasting solution to the crisis and that a diplomatic solution is the only way out. The paper blames the US and NATO for wasting an opportunity when they refused to address Russia’s core security concern. 

An Article from Aljazeera says Russia has said it is banking on China’s help to withstand the crippling economic sanctions placed by Western nations over the war in Ukraine as the United States warned Beijing not to provide that lifeline.

CNN – a leading USA media company – writes China’s promotion of Russian disinformation indicates where its loyalties lie. The article says the international messaging from China has “kept many guessing as to Beijing’s true intentions, much of its domestic media coverage of Russia’s invasion tells a wholly different story.”

China accuses the US of disinformation ahead of talks on Ukraine war reports Politico. The article says China has been asked by Russia to provide military assistance, according to US officials.

The UK’s Guardian newspaper reports China is squirming under pressure to condemn Russia. The paper claims China is having to navigate not allowing the war to damage its global standing but still preserving its strategic partnership with Moscow. 

In another report, the Guardian claims the Ukraine crisis poses a dilemma for China but also an opportunity. While Xi and Putin have pledged closer cooperation, there are growing economic ties between Beijing and Kyiv. 

The Guardian says the attack came after the Kremlin said supply lines into Ukraine were legitimate military targets.

Metro leads with a plea for people to take in refugees from Ukraine – those who do so will get a £350-a-month “thank you” payment from the government.

The Independent calls the attack “the most westerly attack yet by Russian forces” as the paper’s headline reads: “Putin’s deadly missile strike on Nato’s doorstep”.